If you are looking for some clever Christmas tree ornaments, and you have a few pop cans, craft scraps and paint, you and your family can enjoy a wonderful evening creating Christmas tree ornaments.

Decorate your Christmas tree with fun animals from Noah’s Ark with these easy-to-make Pop Can Ornaments.

Materials:
    Aluminum soda pop cans or small juice cans
    Metal primer or matte-finish enamel spray paint
    Colored enamel spray paints (including flesh color)
    Acrylic paint (white, red or pink, blue or green, and black)
    Liner brush
    Sponge
    Clear spray varnish
    Scraps of felt or fun foam
    Twine
    Pipe cleaners
    Fringe
    Pom-pons
    Small hats, bows and bells
    Glue gun

• Wash the can and remove the ring. Push the remaining piece of tab back into the can with a screwdriver. Don’t put your finger in the hole since the sharp edge will cut!
• Crush each pop can by squeezing it slightly in the middle and stepping on one end of the can to smash the ends together. If you want both ends to show, fold it in half and then smash it from the side. Spray the cans with metal primer or matte-finish spray paint. Follow with the desired color of enamel paint. (Allow each layer of paint to dry before painting the next.)
• Using acrylic paints, draw eyes, nose and mouth.
• Paint the cheeks on with a small sponge.
• For the eyes, dip the end of a large brush (or a pencil eraser) in white paint and touch the can to form a large circle.
• For the center of the eye, use the tip of a medium-sized brush and add a dot of blue or green.
• When dry, add the black pupil. Each eye is highlighted with two small white dots. Using a liner brush, outline the eye and draw eyelashes and  whiskers with black paint. Spray with a clear varnish.
 • Cut the ears and legs out of fun foam. Make tails out of twine or pipe cleaners. Use fringe for the lion’s mane. Add miniature pom-pons or fun foam for noses. Decorate with small hats, bows, bells, etc.